On June 13, 2013 the Ebun family went to pick up their son, Jide from the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, everybody was happy because the 17 year old boy had been in Canada where he was schooling and had not seen his family for two years.
According to the father's story, the family of five comprising the father, mother, daughter and two sons were riding in a sports utility van back from the airport. On getting to Kosofe Bus Stop at Mile 12, they saw policemen trying to extort money from a commercial bus driver who had climbed the culvert to drive back towards Ketu.
There was an argument in the process and policemen started shooting. One of the bullets pierced through the windscreen of the car and hit Timilehin in the eye. The broken glass also injured his wife and son Jide. Immediately after the shooting, the policemen boarded their patrol vehicle and fled to their station. Mr Ebun carried his son to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.
He said touts were able to chase the policemen but in the ensuing pandemonium, his telephone and ATM cards were stolen. He said on getting to the police station, he dropped the corpse of his son at the counter and all the policemen fled.
He said he remained at the station for two hours as the policemen refused to take his statement and traded blame. After two hours at the station, I had to call a senior official of the Lagos State Government who then spoke with the DPO.
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